Cooking With My Solar Oven: What it Actually Looks Like
People are usually surprised by how easy and ordinary solar cooking feels. Here is a full cook in My Solar Oven from setup to supper, with...
My Solar Oven Blog
Welcome to the My Solar Oven Blog! Read our favorite recipes, cooking journals, and tips for cooking with nothing but sunlight!
Cheap Ways to Prep Your Home for Power Outages
The highest value items on this list are free. Three budget tiers ranked by what actually gets used during an outage, plus...
Snickerdoodle Recipe Without Cream of Tartar (Solar Oven)
Snickerdoodles without cream of tartar, with a cinnamon sugar crust and a chewy middle. Twenty cookies, baked by the sun, no kitchen...
How My Solar Oven Makes Water Safe to Drink (No Boiling Required)
You don't have to boil water to make it safe. Here is how pasteurization works, the temperatures that matter, and how a...
Pumpkin Bread Through Broken Clouds: A My Solar Oven Cooking Journal
A real cook, minute by minute: a 320°F start, forty minutes of broken clouds, a fogged glass door, and golden pumpkin bread...
Solar Recipe: Pumpkin Bread (Moist and Delicious!)
Two loaves of spiced pumpkin bread, baked entirely by the sun. Real times from a September cook that fought through an hour...
Outdoor Entertaining Ideas for Fall Gatherings
Fall is the best outdoor entertaining season and the worst planned, because people plan it like summer. Design around early dark and...
Solar Recipe: Sausage Breakfast Casserole (Make It Tonight, Bake It in the Sun Tomorrow!)
Assemble this hearty breakfast casserole the night before, then let the morning sun do the baking. Sausage, eggs, cheddar, and bread baked...
The Prepper's Guide to Cooking Without Electricity or Gas
A shopping list is a single point of failure with a countdown on it. Five ways to cook without electricity or gas,...
Bug-Out Bag Essentials: Do You Really Need a Camp Stove?
For 72 hours, probably not. Past that, yes, and not for the reason most people give. An honest look at weight, calories,...
How Long Can Your Pantry Actually Last in a Blackout?
Count only what is shelf stable, unexpired, and something you would actually eat. It takes twenty minutes, and calories turn out not...
Building a Hurricane Prep Kit That Doesn't Rely on Propane
Propane is the first thing to sell out before a storm and the last to come back. Here's how to build a...
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